Not Sure Where the Wild Things Are, But I Want to Find Out

Check out the new trailer for Where the Wild Things Are, one of the best books of all time. Plus, the trailer has a kick ass version of an Arcade Fire tune, and is directed by Spike Jonze. Do I have to have a kid to go see this? So cool.

Brad Pitt is a Basterd

Okay, I'm ready to forgive Brad Pitt for his maudlin turn in "Benjamin Button". I'm ready to see some Inglorious Basterds.

Slumdog Millionaire ... Not Just A Movie

I was among the masses who thought Slumdog Millionaire one of the best movies of 2009 (there

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wasn't much competition), but it is easy to forget that such abject poverty depicted in the movies beginning scenes are real and heartbreaking. The San Jose Mercury News put together this interesting video showcasing real slumdog scenes. Let us not forget the truth upon which the fiction was based.

It's Been Asked Before, But What the Heck Happened to Mickey Rourke?

I'm heading to see The Wrestler along with everyone else, but I've just got reflect on what this man did to his face. He was hot back in the day. Now he looks like he got chewed up and spit out by a meat grinder. Take your vitamins, kids (but not the steroids kind) and stay away from the knife. Sheesh.